Installed Zorin OS on a HP G60 and it's not booting up all the way

Ultralisk · 10-06-2020, 07:40 PM

"Normally the installaion does. You only have the one hard drive inside and only the zorin live usb plugged in?"

Yes, I believe only one hard drive and only the one USB with Zorin.

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by linux_party

Try again with other USB Enabled Live Distros like Endless OS or iLinux OS.

Flash it with Balena Etcher Free Software and if it fails again consider Hard Disk or USB Stick malfunction.

Wait, maybe I have misunderstood this whole time but when I put the ISO on the USB, the Zorin OS can only run from the USB?

I let it install overnight, and no error window popped up this morning. I restarted the computer as prompted and I got to the screen with big letters "ZORIN" on it and even the mouse cursor is there, but I can't move the mouse cursor. Looks like it's really trying to start up so I'm giving it time...

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by linux_party

Try again with other USB Enabled Live Distros like Endless OS or iLinux OS.

Flash it with Balena Etcher Free Software and if it fails again consider Hard Disk or USB Stick malfunction.

I got it to the log in screen and was able to enter my password. It's still loading really slow to get to the desk top it seems like.

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by linux_party

Try again with other USB Enabled Live Distros like Endless OS or iLinux OS.

Flash it with Balena Etcher Free Software and if it fails again consider Hard Disk or USB Stick malfunction.

OK, I'm on the desktop now. First thing I noticed is a notification at the top saying an OS Software update failed. I tried to click it but the window disappeared. I can move around the mouse but the response time whenever I click anywhere is extremely slow.

colorpurple21859 · 10-07-2020, 09:56 AM

Which Zorin iso did you install?

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Which Zorin iso did you install?

Core 64 bit

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

Which Zorin iso did you install?

Wait, is my G60 compatible with 32 bit only? Uh oh... I can't find it anywhere if my G60 is 32 bit or 64 bit.

colorpurple21859 · 10-07-2020, 12:01 PM

I may be wrong, but I don't think the iso would have install if your system wasn't 64 bit, but I think 32bit is lighter on the ram needed to run.

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

I may be wrong, but I don't think the iso would have install if your system wasn't 64 bit, but I think 32bit is lighter on the ram needed to run.

Should I re-do everything and install Zorin Lite instead? The laptop is running, but performance is still slow.

colorpurple21859 · 10-07-2020, 01:32 PM

According to zorin website the difference between the two is the desktop, core uses gnome and lite uses xfce. If you don't won't to do a reinstall, install the xfce4 desktop, open a terminal
then

Code:

sudo apt install xfce4

reboot, at the login screen settings select xfce
If it is still too slow try the 32bit and/or antix distro will be a better fit.

Ultralisk · 10-07-2020, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859

According to zorin website the difference between the two is the desktop, core uses gnome and lite uses xfce. If you don't won't to do a reinstall, install the xfce4 desktop, open a terminal
then

Code:

sudo apt install xfce4

logout then login with the xfce desktop
If it is still too slow try the 32bit and/or antix distro will be a better fit.

Thanks for all this help, by the way...

Questions:

1) Where can I find the installer for xfce4 desktop
2) how do I open a terminal?

colorpurple21859 · 10-09-2020, 05:57 PM

Code:

how do I open a terminal?

It's under utilities in the menu. To install xfce run the command in post 41